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profusion of wild flowers, presenting large masses of brilliant 

 colour glowing in the briglit sunshine ; for example large beds 

 of the Wild Hyacinth grouped together with the vivid crimson 

 of Lychnis di'oica, and then again diversified with Veronica 

 officinalis, Ajuga I'eptans, and Saxifraga granulata, producing 

 a scene of natural beauty and harmonious colouring to be 

 remembered ; and though we did not obtain any rarities, we 

 were in some measure compensated for their absence by the 

 remarkable luxuriance of the more familiar flowers, this 

 possibly due to their sheltered position in Coquetdale. 



Crossing the river again by a wooden bridge, we sauntered 

 back to Warkworth, where tea was provided and partaken of 



at the Sun Inn. 



A leisurely walk in the evening to the railway station 

 brought to a close a very enjoyable day. 



Flowers observed in bloom were as follows : — ■ 



Water Crowfoot 

 Marsh Marigold 

 Lady's Mantle 

 Garlic Mustard 

 Red Campion 

 Common Stitchwort 

 Wood Stitchwort 



Wood Geranium 

 Bush Vetch 

 Meadow Saxifrage 

 Wood Pimpernel 

 Wood Sorrel 

 Marsh Orchid 



Among the birds noted were : — Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, 

 Jackdaw, Jay, Blackcap, Sandpiper, Swift, Swallow, Cuckoo, 

 Corn Bunting, Willow and Wood Wren ; and on the shore 

 Ring Plover with chicks. 



The Third Field Meeting took place on Saturday, 

 June 27th, the district of Allendale and Staward-le-Peel 

 being visited. It was an ideal summer day, one of continued 

 sunshine, and attracted a good attendance of members. 

 Leaving the train at Bardon Mill, and crossing the Tyne by 

 a footbridge, we proceeded along a lane in the direction of 

 the hamlet of Beltinghara. Botanical interest was speedily 

 aroused, notably by large patches of the Vernal Sandwort in 

 full bloom growing on the sandy banks of the adjacent stream. 



